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Paper Talk: United’s Kane swoop; Arsenal’s Alexis replacement

Date published: Saturday 19th November 2016 9:43

Harry Kane: Contract talks shelved until the summer

Manchester United are pondering a move for Harry Kane after his contract talks with Tottenham were shelved, while Arsenal have identified the man they want to replace Alexis Sanchez, according to Saturday’s papers.

UNITED MONITORING KANE’S CONTRACT STAND-OFF AT SPURS

Manchester United are reportedly watching Harry Kane’s contract stand-off with Tottenham with eagle eyes – and will make a move for the player if there’s little sign of an agreement being reached.

Kane was handed a new deal at Tottenham a year ago, but after the club tied down a number of their top players to new deals, talks over a new and improved contract with their star striker have been ongoing since the summer.

The Daily Mirror claims Kane is looking for a new deal worth around £100,000 a week, and with the talks put on ice until the summer, United are ready to step in and give the 23-year-old the money he wants.

And they say United are watching developments closely as they are looking for a new big-name striker at Old Trafford.

United boss Jose Mourinho wants a new striker with veteran Zlatan Ibrahimovic only on a one year deal and they are eyeing up long term options.

Spurs, however, are in no hurry to sell Kane with his current deal set to expire in 2020.

However, unless they give the striker parity with some of his England colleagues – Jamie Vardy for example is reportedly on £120,000 a week at Leicester – they could find the lure of United becoming stronger for Kane, a player who in the past has always pledged his willingness to stay at Spurs for the long haul.

WENGER WANTS REUS IF ALEXIS LEAVES

The Chile star will have just a year left on his current deal by the summer and although the two parties have held several rounds of talks, there’s yet to be an agreement reached over a raise to his current £130,000 a week terms.

And amid rising fears that a contract stand-off with force Arsenal to sell Sanchez, the Daily Mirror reports that Wenger is already drawing up a list of potential replacements – with Dortmund’s Reus his top target.

Dortmund’s £30m-rated wideman Reus, 27, who is just returning after a six month injury lay-off.

Wenger is a huge fan of Reus and has looked into trying to tempt him to the Premier League in the past but Dortmund have managed to keep him.

Having agreed a deal with Spain right-back Hector Bellerin, Arsenal are also hopeful they will tie down Mesut Ozil to a new deal worth £200,000-a-week after further talks in the international break.

But they are far less certain about Sanchez who has been eyed by Juventus and Manchester City, although the Serie A giants are unlikely to be able to match his demands.